Wepwawet

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Wepwawet
For the Great Pyramid exploration project, see The Upuaut Project. In Egyptian mythology, Wepwawet (also spelt Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wepawet, and Ophois) was originally a war god, whose cult centre was Lycopolis, in Upper Egypt. In particular Wepwawet was seen as a scout, going out to clear routes for the army to proceed forward, thus his name, which means opener of the ways, indeed, Wepwawet is depicted on the shedshed, a standard that led armies to battle.
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Wepwawet
[Egyptian] The ancient Egyptian jackal god of war and the funerary cult. He was a cemetary god at Asyut (Siut). His name means "opener of the ways"; he opened the ways for the armies of the Pharaos and for the spirits of the dead. He was depicted on the shedshed, the standard which led the armies to the battlefields. Wepwawet originated in Upper Egypt, but symbolized the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. He was worshipped as the god of death in Abydos, where he led the processions at the feasts of Osiris. His Greek name is Ophois.


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